Agriculture in El Salvador
Total Land Area: 21,041 sq km
Land Area: 20,721 sq km
Water Area: 320 sq km
Climate Description: tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Terrain Description: mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
Arable Land Use: 33.1%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 10.9%
Irrigated Land: 449.9 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 25.23 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdraw: 1.84 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdraw: 301.9 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes
Total Labor Force: 2.759 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 10.5%
Agricultural Products Description: coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy products
Land Area: 20,721 sq km
Water Area: 320 sq km
Climate Description: tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Terrain Description: mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
Arable Land Use: 33.1%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 10.9%
Irrigated Land: 449.9 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 25.23 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdraw: 1.84 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdraw: 301.9 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes
Total Labor Force: 2.759 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 10.5%
Agricultural Products Description: coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy products
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